Nungwi Beach Resort by Turaco

Matthew Latham

Really good location at the top of the island. Easy walking distance to plenty of other bars and restaurants along the beach if you want to explore. Fisherman's grill and Z beach bar are great for food or drinks. The hotel is perfect spot with fantastic views of the beach. The staff really make the experience with everyone being so friendly. They have entertainment on every other night from Monday with a variety of bands or shows taking place outside the restaurants and bars. Nice to sit a relax in the evening. As with anywhere you get beach boys trying to sell everything. You don't get bothered whilst you're at the hotel but once you step out they will come to you. Keep walking or a polite no thanks and they let you move on. Never once felt at risk throughout the whole trip. Beautiful place to visit.

Mike Haykin

Beautiful location and a great place to spak in the beauty and beaches. We did the all-inclusive, and while everything was adequate, it would have been nice to have a couple more dishes where the quality was better than adequate. The same can be said for the wait staff. The rest of the folks were happy, friendly, and accommodating. This included, security, groundskeepers, outside bars, spa, and front desk.

David Kim

🌴 Great View, Hakuna Matata Service Zanzibar Marriott Hotel – Beachfront Room Review The beachfront room offered a truly stunning view of Nungwi Beach. However, the hotel operates an unusually late check-in policy—after 4 PM—which felt unnecessarily inconvenient. The bigger issue was the condition of the bedding. The pillows, in particular, had a musty, unwashed smell that made it hard to relax. I called guest services twice, but no one came. Only after I visited the front desk in person did someone arrive—about 30 minutes later. Even then, the replacement offered little improvement

Kristin Means

Adjusting to 1 star for the false response from management. There was nothing immediate about the response to the room next to us flooding. There was never an offer to change rooms. The offer for points (that we never received) and comping our laundry came the next day after my bf had to seek out a manager and wait 20 minutes for someone to assist him. The manager did offer us a free night - knowing that we had pre-booked a car to our next adventure. Customer service is not what the hotel cares about- just bad reviews. We wanted to stay at a nice Marriott property to end our stay in Africa. What we got was a flooded room from a problem in adjoining room, constant power outages, and eeh food that was horribly overpriced. We received no apologies or assistance for the room being flooded - not a thing - even after having to call 3 times to get them to come look at it. Overall - a huge waste of money and a blotch on Marriott’s good name. Pick almost any other hotel in this area and you will pay less, get better service, food, and responses from the front desk.

Soumil Kulkarni

Spent two nights here in May. We had a good first impression of the place, as it looked pretty picturesque, but as time passed, our opinions changed. The front desk was polite and helpful, they agreed to upgrade our rooms since it was my partner's birthday. Upon entering the room, we noticed a distinct smell - but considering it was rainy season on an Island, we let it go. As we checked in late at night, we were preparing to sleep. We wanted to grab dinner, their kitchen shuts by 10:30pm or so. We asked for a vegetarian pizza with no meat, they ended up sending a pepperoni. The window in the bathroom was open as well, leading to a mosquitoes coming in. We woke up the next morning to find that the bidet had leaked in the bathroom and the floor was wet. Dental kits, slippers, were all available upon request - nothing in the room. So we waited nearly 20-30 minutes for our dental kits and for them to fix the leak as it was 6am and I believe their maintenance team hadn't arrived yet. The shower had no hot water, just lukewarm at best. After this, we were already annoyed & upset; so we called to ask if we could cancel our second night. They referred us to their Guest Relations Manager, who was quite polite and helpful and did her best to accommodate our requests. After she inspected our room, she offered to move us to a better room. This room, was much cleaner and nicer than the one before and definitely changed our views. However, there was no WI-FI connectivity in this room, and our network was less than 2 bars. But, we didn't want to complain further so we just let it go. We had breakfast at the Fisherman's grill - which was not bad. I'd rate the food 7/10. Eventually, they fixed the wi-fi on the last night when we were about to leave. The Guest Relations Manager, did constantly keep checking on us whenever we crossed paths. She also waived off the pizza bill that they served incorrectly in the beginning. So, whilst the staff was very helpful and the views were great, I think the property needs to put in more effort in its upkeep and maintenance. The beach chairs were also covered in dirt and you could not use them unless you put a towel over it. I do appreciate the staff's support in accommodating all our needs, but I believe the Management needs to focus more on the maintenance.